Giving / Philanthropy

Are you a schmoozer?  Do you use schmoozing to work a room full of potential donors or partners or just when attending an even or conference?  According to an article I saw recently, schmoozing is a vital networking skill and is not in fact a load of old cobblers!  The art of schmoozing is defined as:

“To converse informally, to chat, or to chat in a friendly and persuasive manner especially so as to gain favour, business, or connections.”

I've just found a book that I borrowed ages ago from a friend. She didn't want it back - "Oxfam it" she suggested.

There's been such a lot in the media about Big Society but at easyfundraising the causes we work with have been putting the ideas behind David Cameron's

The news that the Royal British Legion has accepted a (likely multi-million pound) donation from Tony Blair raises an interesting question.  At what point does charitable purpose outweigh ethical considerations when trying to do good?

The recent debates on ‘US style philanthropy’ are perhaps naturally revolving around the big donors and the big cultural institutions (all of whom tend to be London based) but what about smaller or

Recently I have received thank you letters by two charities I don't support. Amazing - I haven't given them a penny and they have managed to make me feel good about my generous nature.

Either I have too much time on my hands, or I am still looking for ways to avoid getting up on the scaffolding, and patching up and repainting the front of the house.

I’ve just come to the end of the first piece of research that I’ve been working on as part of my involvement in the new ESRC Centre for Giving and Philanthropy (CGAP), and launched the final report, <

After a meeting with several US billionaires hosted by David Rockefeller, and including Michael Bloomberg and Opray Winfrey, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have just asked US billionaires to give half t